The Sports Curmudgeon®

I have to give props to Tom Izzo with regard to the way he has been handling his courtship by the Cleveland Cavaliers to become the head coach there. Most college coaches in that situation would deny and obfuscate; Izzo has said plainly that he is listening to the offer and will give it the [...]

Can the baseball world just take a deep breath here for just a moment? I know that Stephen Strasburg made a huge splash in his opening game. In time, he may in fact prove to be Walter Johnson, Bob Feller, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver, Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens all rolled [...]

The story in DC today is the debut of Stephen Strasburg as a Washington National and his 14 strikeouts in 7 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates. If an alien ship had hovered over Washington DC last evening and used a tractor beam to abduct the entire Congress and the Capitol Building, no one would have [...]

John Wooden died last Friday at the age of 99. There is a basketball team in Heaven on the verge of winning 88 consecutive games in the Celestial Conference. John Wooden was more than a highly successful basketball coach in terms of wins and losses; he was obviously a key figure in the lives of [...]

I want you transport yourself back in time about 15 years. It is 1995 and you are looking at a proposition bet. The proposition is this: Which couple will stay together longer? A. Bill and Hillary B. Al and Tipper. How many of you would have taken “Bill and Hillary” back then? I know I [...]